| 2023–24 season | ||||
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| Manager | Luca Tabbiani (until 5 November) Michele Zeoli (caretaker, 6–14 November) Cristiano Lucarelli (from 14 November) | |||
| Stadium | Stadio Angelo Massimino | |||
| Serie C | 10th | |||
| Coppa Italia Serie C | Semi-finals | |||
| Highest home attendance | 18,800 vs Crotone | |||
| Lowest home attendance | 0 vs Sorrento | |||
| Biggest win | Casertana 0–4 Catania | |||
| Biggest defeat | Catania 0–2 Foggia Catania 0–2 Avellino | |||
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The 2023–24 season is Catania FC's 95th season in existence and second consecutive season in the Serie C. They are also competing in the Coppa Italia Serie C.
Players
First-team squad
- As of 30 September 2023
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Transfers
In
| Pos. | Player | Transferred from | Fee | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MF |  Cosimo Chiricò |
Crotone |
€1k | 14 July 2023 | [1] |
| MF | Roberto Zammarini |
Pordenone |
Free | 18 July 2023 | |
| FW | Marco Chiarella |
Pescara |
Free | 18 July 2023 | |
| FW | Samuel Di Carmine |
Perugia |
Free | 21 July 2023 | |
| MF | Michele Rocca |
Novara |
Free | 21 July 2023 | |
| DF | Antonio Mazzotta |
Bari |
Free | 21 July 2023 | |
| MF | Riccardo Ladinetti |
Pontedera |
Free | 22 July 2023 | |
| FW |  Miloš Bočić |
Pescara |
Free | 22 July 2023 | |
| GK | Alessandro Livieri |
Pisa |
Loan | 5 August 2023 | |
| DF | Mattia Maffei |
Cavese |
€50k | 8 August 2023 | |
| MF | Davide Marsura |
Ascoli |
Free | 9 August 2023 | |
| FW | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Gabriel Popovic |
 Rudeš |
10 August 2023 | ||
| DF |  Marcos Curado |
Perugia |
Free | 11 August 2023 | |
| MF | Alessandro Quaini |
Fiorenzuola |
€50k | 22 August 2023 | [2] |
| GK |  Klāvs Bethers |
Piacenza |
Free | 1 September 2023 | |
| DF | Tommaso Silvestri |
Modena |
1 September 2023 | ||
| MF | Francesco Deli |
Pordenone |
Free | 4 September 2023 | |
| DF | Devid Eugene Bouah |
Reggio Calabria |
Free | 13 September 2023 |
Out
| Pos. | Player | Transferred to | Fee | Date | Source |
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Pre-season and friendlies
Win Draw Loss Fixtures
The club started their pre-season on 23 July with a retreat in Zafferana Etnea.[3]
Competitions
Overall record
| Competition | First match | Last match | Starting round | Record | |||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | ||||
| Serie C | 1 September 2023 | 28 April 2024 | Matchday 1 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 36.84 |
| Coppa Italia Serie C | 4 October 2023 | First round | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 6 | +4 | 75.00 | |
| Total | 23 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 29 | 21 | +8 | 43.48 | |||
Last updated: 23 December 2023
Source: Soccerway
Serie C
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Sorrento | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 23 | 21 | +2 | 29 | Qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 10 | Potenza | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 26 | 25 | +1 | 29 | |
| 11 | Catania | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 17 | +6 | 28 | Possibile qualification for the promotion play-offs group phase |
| 12 | Giugliano | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 25 | 26 | −1 | 28 | |
| 13 | Latina | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 29 | −6 | 27 |
Updated to match(es) played on 14 January 2024. Source: Lega Pro, Soccerway (in English)
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[4]
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Goal difference; 5) Goals scored; 6) Lower goals against; 7) Wins; 8) Lower losses; 9) Away wins; 10) Lower home losses. (Note: Head-to-head record is used only after all the matches between the teams in question have been played)[4]
Results summary
| Overall | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||
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| Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
| 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 14 | +5 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | −2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 5 | +7 |
Last updated: 23 December 2023.
Source: Worldfootball
Results by round
Updated to match(es) played on 23 December 2023. Source: Worldfootball
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
Matches
The league fixtures were unveiled on 7 August 2023.[5]
| 1 September 2023 1 | Catania | 0–1 | Crotone | Catania |
| 19:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Simone Galipò |
| 17 September 2023 3 | Catania | 2–0 | Picerno | Catania |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Michele Delrio |
| 21 September 2023 4 | Monopoli | 0–0 | Catania | Monopoli |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Vito Simone Veneziani Referee: Gianluca Grasso |
| 25 September 2023 5 | Catania | 0–2 | Foggia | Catania |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Mario Perri |
| 1 October 2023 6 | Casertana | 0–4 | Catania | Caserta |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto Pinto Referee: Valerio Crezzini |
| 8 October 2023 7 | Catania | 1–1 | Latina | Catania |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Gabriele Sacchi |
| 15 October 2023 8 | Juve Stabia | 1–0 | Catania | Castellammare di Stabia |
| 14:00 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Romeo Menti Referee: Mattia Caldera |
| 22 October 2023 9 | Catania | 1–0 | Taranto | Catania |
| 16:15 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Eugenio Scarpa |
| 25 October 2023 10 | Monterosi | 1–1 | Catania | Teramo |
| 18:30 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Gaetano Bonolis Referee: Erminio Cerbasi |
| 29 October 2023 11 | Catania | 0–2 | Avellino | Catania |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Emanuele Frascaro |
| 1 November 2023 2 | Brindisi | 0–2 | Catania | Brindisi |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Franco Fanuzzi Referee: Mattia Ubaldi |
| 5 November 2023 12 | Potenza | 1–0 | Catania | Potenza |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Alfredo Viviani Referee: Domenico Leone |
| 12 November 2023 13 | Audace Cerignola | 1–0 | Catania | Cerignola |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Domenico Monterisi Referee: Andrea Ancora |
| 18 November 2023 14 | Catania | 2–1 | Turris | Catania |
| 14:00 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Valerio Vogliacco |
| 26 November 2023 15 | Giugliano | 0–1 | Catania | Giugliano in Campania |
| 16:15 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Alberto De Cristofaro Referee: Dario Di Francesco |
| 3 December 2023 16 | Catania | 1–1 | Virtus Francavilla | Catania |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Giuseppe Vingo |
| 9 December 2023 17 | Messina | 1–0 | Catania | Messina |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio San Filippo Referee: Daniele Virgilio |
| 18 December 2023 18 | Catania | 0–1 | Sorrento | Catania |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 0 Referee: Matteo Canci | ||
| Note: Behind closed doors as punishment for the events that occurred during the Coppa Italia Serie C quarter-final match against Pescara.[6] | ||||
| 23 December 2023 19 | Benevento | 0–4 | Catania | Benevento |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Ciro Vigorito Referee: Ermes Fabrizio Cavaliere |
| 7 January 2024 20 | Crotone | v | Catania | Crotone |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Ezio Scida |
Coppa Italia Serie C
| 4 October 2023 First round | Catania | 2–1 | Messina | Catania |
| 20:45 CEST (UTC+2) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Luca De Angeli di Milano |
| 8 November 2023 Second round | Catania | 3–2 | Picerno | Catania |
| 20:45 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Giuseppe Rispoli |
| 29 November 2023 Round of 16 | Catania | 3–3 (a.e.t.) (3–2 p) | Crotone | Catania |
| 18:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Gianluca Grasso |
| 13 December 2023 Quarter-finals | Catania | 2–0 | Pescara | Catania |
| 20:30 CET (UTC+1) |
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Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Referee: Valerio Crezzini |
| 24 January 2024 Semi-finals First leg | Rimini | v | Catania | Rimini |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Romeo Neri |
| 28 February 2024 Semi-finals Second leg | Catania | v | Rimini | Catania |
| --:-- CET (UTC+1) | Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino |
References
- ↑ "Chiricó al Catania Fc, il colpaccio è ufficiale".
- ↑ "Alessandro Quaini from Fiorenzuola to Catania".
- ↑ "Catania, le date e le amichevoli precampionato programmate". ITA Sport Press. July 27, 2023.
- ↑ "PLAY-OFF e PLAY-OUT CAMPIONATO SERIE C 2022-2023" (PDF) (in Italian). Lega Pro. 6 March 2023.
- ↑ "Serie C, ecco i gironi e il calendario della nuova stagione". La Gazzetta dello Sport. 7 August 2023.
- ↑ "Perché Catania-Sorrento si gioca senza tifosi e a porte chiuse? | Goal.com Italia". www.goal.com. December 18, 2023.
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